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Lightning
Grade 5
Science Magazine & World of Science
 
Ecosystems Around the World, Topic 1: Living Things and Their Environment
What's Wrong with This Picture?
Keyword: POLES

Did You Know...
Antarctic winds blow as fast as 185 miles per hour, temperatures dip as low as -129 °F, yet only about 1 inch of snow falls every year.
 

Wild Arctic

From Sea World comes this great site about life in the Arctic. Click Arctic Adaptations to see how animals survive in the cold, cold weather. Then try the activities or the Polar Picture Puzzle.

Questions

  1. Why does the beluga whale have the nickname "sea canary"?

  2. Name three adaptations that help polar bears survive.

  3. What kind of animal is an arctic char?

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Encyclopedia Antarctica

Here is a huge site devoted to Earth's coldest continent. Click Plant and Animal Life to learn how living things survive in Antarctica. Then click Human Presence to learn how—and why—humans live there.

Questions

  1. Name three kinds of birds that live on Antarctica. Choose one and describe it.

  2. What are krill? Why are they important to other animals in Antarctica?

  3. Would you like to visit Antarctica? If so, for how long? How would you meet the challenges of the Antarctic environment?

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